South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently delivered a speech via hologram, and the South African government said it shows how much the country has embraced technology.
The head of state delivered an address on July 5 at the digital economy summit in Johannesburg which was simultaneously live-streamed as a hologram to the Rustenburg Civic Centre some 80 miles away, according to Businesstech.
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The president’s speech at the inaugural digital economy summit was the first live holographic broadcast of a head of state, according to the South African department of telecommunications.
A 3D hologram is a projection that exists freely in space and is visible without the need for 3D glasses, enabling seemingly real objects or animations to appear to float in space, according to Skillsportal.
Ramaphosa used the address at the digital economy summit to talk about South Africa’s new Fourth Industrial Commission, established in April to stress the importance of technology in South Africa’s future, ReviewOnline reports.
Since taking office in early 2018, Ramaphosa has been on a mission to revitalize the tech sector in South Africa for its economic and job creation benefits.
In his first State of the Nation address in February 2018, he announced his plan to create a digital industrial revolution commission to make sure South Africa was positioned to “seize the opportunities and manage the challenges of rapid advances in information and communications technology”.
The Fourth Industrial Commission aims to identify policies and strategies that position South Africa as a competitive global tech player, according to the South African government.
